Eng Hian
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Indonesian name Template:Family name hatnote Template:Infobox badminton player
Eng Hian (Template:Zh; born 17 May 1977) is an Indonesian badminton player and coach. A men's doubles specialist, he won major international tournaments, most of them in partnership with Flandy Limpele, between 1999 and 2006. They earned a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Their victories included the Korea (1999), Denmark (2000), Singapore (2002), and Japan Opens, and the Copenhagen Masters in 2000 and 2004. Hian and Limpele briefly represented England from 2001 until 2003<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> before returning to PBSI just in time for 2004 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2002. Hian won the Dutch Open with Rian Sukmawan in 2006.
2004 OlympicsEdit
Hian competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Flandy Limpele. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson of Great Britain in the second. In the quarterfinals, Hian and Limpele beat Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of South Korea 15–1, 15–10. They lost the semifinal to Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon, also of Korea, 15–8, 15-2 but won the match against Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark 15–13, 15–7 to finish with the bronze medal.
ControversyEdit
In 2022, he was in trouble for using racist remark against Malaysian shuttlers ethnic Indian Thinaah Muralitharan and ethnic Chinese Pearly Tan during the French Open championship at Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris who he referred to as 'hitam' (black) and 'putih' (white) respectively. His remarks went viral online when it was caught live on television during round 16 of the match.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
AchievementsEdit
Olympic GamesEdit
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece | Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele | Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen |
15–13, 15–7 | File:Bronze medal.svg Bronze | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
Asian ChampionshipsEdit
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Template:Flagicon Hermono Yuwono | Template:Flagicon Antonius Budi Ariantho Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono |
12–15, 10–15 | Bronze Bronze | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
1998 | Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele | Template:Flagicon Zhang Jun Template:Flagicon Zhang Wei |
15–17, 15–9, 12–15 | Bronze Bronze | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
2003 | Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele | Template:Flagicon Markis Kido Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan |
13–15, 15–11, 7–15 | Bronze Bronze | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele | Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya |
7–15, 11–15 | Bronze Bronze | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
SEA GamesEdit
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele | Template:Flagicon Tesana Panvisvas Template:Flagicon Pramote Teerawiwatana |
8–15, 15–8, 13–15 | Silver Silver | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
World Junior ChampionshipsEdit
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Template:Flagicon Andreas | Template:Flagicon Peter Gade Template:Flagicon Peder Nissen |
10–15, 11–15 | Silver Silver |
<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
IBF Grand Prix (9 titles, 9 runners-up)Edit
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
IBF International (1 runner-up)Edit
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1997 | Indonesia International | Template:Flagicon Hermono Yuwono | Template:Flagicon Davis Efraim Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto |
5–15, 5–15 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
IBF Junior International (2 titles)Edit
Boys' doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | Dutch Junior | Template:Flagicon Karel Mainaky | Template:Gold1 Winner | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
1995 | German Junior | Template:Flagicon Karel Mainaky | Template:Flagicon Peter Gade Template:Flagicon Peder Nissen |
Template:Gold1 Winner | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
Invitational tournamentsEdit
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Ipoh Masters | Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele | Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan |
11–15, 9–15 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
2000 | Copenhagen Masters | Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele | Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan Template:Flagicon Halim Haryanto |
8–7, 5–7, 7–4, 5–7, 7–5 | Template:Gold1 Winner | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
2004 | Copenhagen Masters | Template:Flagicon Flandy Limpele | Template:Flagicon Sang Yang Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo |
15–13, 15–5 | Template:Gold1 Winner | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |